Xeon Gold 6434 vs Platinum 8168

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8168
2017
24 cores / 48 threads, 205 Watt
20.84
+33.2%
Xeon Gold 6434
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 195 Watt
15.64

Xeon Platinum 8168 outperforms Xeon Gold 6434 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Gold 6434 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking268440
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.5314.19
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiency9.627.59
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,890$2,607

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6434 has 302% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8168.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Gold 6434 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads4816
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.1 GHz
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache1.5 MB80K (per core)
L2 cache24 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB22.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data64 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Gold 6434 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration8 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Gold 6434. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Gold 6434 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Gold 6434 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Gold 6434. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size768 GB4 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Gold 6434.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes4880

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Platinum 8168 20.84
+33.2%
Xeon Gold 6434 15.64

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Platinum 8168 33099
+33.3%
Xeon Gold 6434 24836

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.84 15.64
Recency 25 April 2017 10 January 2023
Physical cores 24 8
Threads 48 16
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 195 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8168 has a 33.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6434, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and 5.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Platinum 8168 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6434 in performance tests.


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